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Snogood asked in SportsFootball (American) · 1 decade ago

NFL Quarterbacks,Why do all NFL quarterbacks have a green dot on the back of their helmets?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    It signals which player is receiving audio signals for the plays. Only one player per team is allowed to be on the field with one of these.

    Source(s): Heard it on TV during a football game.
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The symbol formerly known as Burnt Sienna made the NFL put it on the QB's helmets because he loves to answer this question so much.

  • 1 decade ago

    Its so Joey harrington can get yelled at by his coach more

    its the helmet that has a connection with the coaching staff so they can be told the play without going to the sideline.

  • 1 decade ago

    It is for environmental awareness, thought up by Al Gore, to remind us all of global warming. If median temperatures rise by an average of .5% in the next year, the dots will be red next year. If we have a cooling average of .5%, they will be blue.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    what is wrong with all these people asking the same question over and over. this is getting messed up. everyday there is the same question atleast 10 times.

  • 1 decade ago

    So the DB's can get a good run up at the right player

  • 1 decade ago

    so they can pick their helmets out of a line up

  • 1 decade ago

    I swear you are asking this as a joke...

    are you that lazy, where you cannot find the other 45,763 questions just like this?

  • DAWN
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    They have 666 on their foreheads.

  • 1 decade ago

    That's the mark that they have a microphone in their helmet.

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